People charged with minor felonies in Broward County's mental health court face punishment even if they are never found guilty, and spend more than six times longer in the criminal justice system than those in regular court.

A troubled young woman was trapped in a parallel court system for six years - too sick to stand trial, yet never set free by prosecutors. In Broward County's felony mental health court, mentally ill people face punishment even if they are never convicted of a crime.